Nothing could be further from the truth, and Schumer knows it because his brother's law firm, branded the "Biden-Era N.Y. Power Center" by Bloomberg, spurred the indictment of the former president.
Sen. Schumer's brother, Robert Schumer, is a partner in that law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison. As I detailed Monday, Paul, Weiss granted three highly paid attorneys leaves of absence to join the Manhattan district attorney's office in its targeting of Donald Trump. And Alvin Bragg's prosecution of the former president came about only after the intentional leaking of a resignation letter from Mark Pomerantz, one of the Paul, Weiss attorneys on loan to the DA.
Colangelo left Biden's Department of Justice to join Bragg's get-Trump team, having previously been appointed by Biden as acting associate attorney general — the third-highest-ranking official in the DOJ. Following Colangelo's arrival, Bragg indicted Trump, resulting in last week's conviction.
Even more unusual, though, was Pomerantz's resignation letter that declared, "I believe that Donald Trump is guilty of numerous felony violations of the Penal Law in connection with the preparation and use of his annual Statements of Financial Condition" — accusations soon leaked to The New York Times, which led to a Biden administration lawyer leaving the DOJ to work on a state court prosecution. This is most assuredly not business as usual in the criminal justice system.
Sen. Schumer undoubtedly knows this and Paul, Weiss's connections to the Manhattan DA's prosecution of Donald Trump because his brother is a partner at the firm. And so does Joe Biden, who during a June 2019 fundraiser at Paul, Weiss gave a "shoutout" to Robert Schumer.
Paul, Weiss's connections to Biden extend much further, though, which is why Bloomberg branded the law firm the "Biden-Era N.Y. Power Center." But now that the Manhattan show trial is over, it is Chuck Schumer's collaboration with his brother that will be interesting to watch because Robert Schumer serves on the New York senator's "Judicial Selection Committee." That committee reportedly helps Sen. Schumer screen individuals for federal judgeships and U.S. attorney positions.
Between the attorneys pushing through the Manhattan prosecution and those assisting Special Counsel Jack Smith in his two criminal cases against Donald Trump, there's likely a long line of attorneys waiting to be put on a short list for Chuck Schumer and President Biden. For others, convicting Trump was likely reward enough.
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